good morning, america. i'm robin roberts. >> and i'm george stephanopoulos. it's thursday, september 9th. and this morning, the president takes on the pastor. in an exclusive interview, president obama sends an urgent message to the florida pastor threatening to burn the koran on 9/11. >> this is a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda. >> and the president draws the line. vowing to increase taxes on the rich but admitting it could sink democrats in congress. >> if the election is a referendum on are people satisfied about the economy as it currently is, then we're not going to do well. wild weather. tornadoes tear through the downtown dallas area, as flash floods wash out cars and strand people on their rooftops. and the judge versus the "jersey shore" star.

while he's call inging snooki a lindsay lohan wanna-be. good morning, everyone. and, george, you talked to the president yesterday. you know that he is joining the growing list of critics condemning that pastor's plan to burn copies of the koran on saturday. everyone from the pope to sarah palin has called on him to back down. but, george, the president seemed to go further with you when you interviewed him yesterday saying americans are really in danger with extremists. >> that's right, robin. he called it a stunt that could endanger american troops. we saw the president say it was a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda. there are lots of warnings. >> and the fbi is also echoing those concerns. >> they're doing that. i also talked extensively with the president about the economy. he's making a big push right now, trying to push -- stop the extension of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy. but he stopped in my interview

just shy of a veto threat. and he was pretty frank, though robin, about the frustration that americans are feeling right now. you know it's hurt his political fortunes and he's very hope about the fact that it could cost democrats the house this november. >> and you pushed him on whether he would issue that veto. also, the imam behind the planned islamic center near ground zero is breaking his silence. in a television it's view he now admits that if he had to do it all over again, he might have chosen a different location but he says changing it now could lead to a violent backlash from muslim extremists. >> and the fbi worried about that possible backlash if this koran burning goes forward on saturday. when i spoke with the president about it it is very clear it has seized the highest levels of government. it's a deep concern to him as a president, as a christian, and as commander in chief. let me ask you about pastor terry jones. he gave a press conference today. says he's going to go through

with burning the korans. is there anything you can say to him to convince him not to? >> if he's listening, i just hope he understands that what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our values as americans, that this country has been built on the notions of religious freedom and religious tolerance, and as a very practical matter, as commander in chief of the armed forces of the united states, i just want him to understand that this stunt that he is talking about pulling could greatly endanger our young men and women in uniform who are in iraq, who are in afghanistan. we're already seeing protests against americans just by the mere threat that he's making. >> what are you worried about?

>> well, look, this is a recruitment bonanza for al qaeda, you know? you could have serious violence in places like pakistan or afghanistan. this could increase the recruitment of individuals who would be willing to blow themselves up in american cities or european cities, you know, and so i just hope that he says he's someone who is motivated by his faith. >> and he says he's praying on it. >> i hope he listens to those better angels and understands that this is a destructive act that he's engaging in. >> i wonder what this must feel like from behind your desk. you're president of the united states. you have to deal with the fallout, and here's a pastor who has got 30 followers in his church.

does it make you feel helpless or angry? >> well, it is frustrating. now, on the other hand, we are a government of laws, and so we have to abide by those laws, and my understanding is that he can be cited for public burning, but that's the extent of the laws that we have available to us. you know part of this country's history is people doing destructive or offensive, or harmful things and yet we still have to make sure that we're following the laws, and that's part of what i love about this country. >> you can see how sobering this is. >> sure. >> to the president. now we've had general petraeus, hillary clinton, the president, all speak trying to stop this. even as you pointed out earlier sarah palin weighing in, as well.

>> as often as has been said, just because you have the right to do something doesn't mean you should do it. and the fbi is concerned about this. let's bring in pierre thomas. he's been talking to the fbi overnight about this. >> reporter: robin you can add fbi officials to those who think the proposed burning of korans this weekend is provocative and potentially dangerous. an fbi official is warning that islamic radicals might attack those participating in the koran burning. and that the event may have far-reaching national and international security implications, ranging from boycotts to terrorism. the bulletin is chilling. knowing that the promotion of this event has already sparked an immediate response from a known terrorist website. i wish to detonate myself in this church now. one radical wrote. i want to become a martyr and detonate myself in the filthiest filth. another writer warned oh you americans, i swear by allah, fif you do this deed, that you have witnessed, i swear by allah. we will not rest until we kill

tens of you in place. be sure the fbi is watching this event very closely, robin. >> of course, they are, pierre. and beyond the website you just showed us the fbi is of course concerned. and it really goes beyond what could take place on saturday, right? >> reporter: the fbi believes that the threat is long-term. the bulletin specifically points out that other perceived acts of desecration, remember those danish cartoons, led to protests around the world and spawned assassination and terrorism plots that were months and sometimes years in the making. >> all right, pierre thomas in washington, thank you. >> that's why everyone is hoping the pastor will reconsider and not go through with this on saturday. we spoke to president obama about the economy. he's come out swinging the last few months before the midterm elections. now he's putting a face on his opponent. that's house leader john boehner who was here yesterday. he mentioned boehner's name eight times in the speech in ohio. of course, that's boehner's home turf. i began pointing out to the president that he seems to want

to make boehner the most well-known republican in the country. >> well, you know, congressman boehner is saying republicans have a good chance of winning the house. >> i talked to him. he seems very confident. >> he may be speaker. and it's important that the american people understand what the republicans are offering which is essentially more of the same. >> he said he was open to ideas on tax cuts you talked about today. but he had two of his own and i wanted to know if you're open to those. he said, freeze spending at the 2008 levels and extend all of the bush tax cuts for two years. i know you're against any permanent extension. but what about two years? >> but keep in mind that they said back in 2001 and they said back in 2003 that these tax cuts for the rich would stop at 2010. that's why we're in the predicament we're in now. and when you ask them, why not just go ahead and gave 97% of americans a tax break, which is what we're prepared to do tomorrow, they say no.

and the reason is, they're holding all of those middle-class folks who need tax relief hostage right now in order to provide tax breaks for the top 2% wealthiest americans who don't need a tax break. aren't asking for a tax break. >> your own budget director, up until a month ago, peter orszag wrote in "the new york times" yesterday, that it was a good compromise. >> no, what peter orszag said, he would like to eliminate all of the tax cuts. but politically the best you may be able to do is to get the republicans to agree to only extend them for two years. >> but he said it was a good compromise. he said it made sense. >> but that's something we can't afford. we've got to make some decisions now that are going to have huge ramifications over the long term. now, if mr. boehner and the republicans want to help small businesses right now, which is the rationale that they provided for trying to extend tax cuts for the wealthiest americans if they want to help them right now, we've got a small jobs

bill bipartisan bill, written by democrats and republicans, that provides tax cuts to small businesses eliminates capital gains for small businesses, provides loan assistance to small businesses and we could vote on that immediately. the reason it's been held up is because we haven't seen compromise from the other side. when you look at what the republicans are offering, it is exactly the same as what landed us in this mess in the first place. >> it's not just republicans. mark zandi, independent economist says that right now the economy, the recover is just too fragile to take any risk. don't have any tax increases at all. >> but what every economist i have talked to has said is that if you're going to spend say $95 billion even just for two years for these tax cuts, probably the least efficient way of actually giving the economy a boost is to provide that $95 billion to millionaires and billionaires. i mean, if warren buffett gets a

tax break, that's not going to change his spending patterns. if those families that i were talking to out here in cleveland or across the country get a tax break, that may mean a new computer for their kid. it may mean that they're able to make their mortgage payments. it may mean that they can buy a new coat for winter, and that's where our money should be going. >> how deep is your commitment to this fight? are you saying that if congress passes a short-term extension of all of the tax cuts, you're going to veto it? >> you can't have republicans running on fiscal discipline that we're going to reduce our deficit, that the debt's out of control and then borrow tens, hundreds of billions of dollars to give tax cuts to people who don't need them. >> so does that mean you will veto an extension of tax cuts for the wealthy? >> what i am saying is if we are going to add to our deficit by

$35 billion, $95 billion, $100 billion, $700 billion, if that's the republican agenda, then i've got a whole bunch of better ways for us to spend that money. >> but you're not saying you're going to veto it. >> there are a whole bunch of better ways to spend the money. >> how come you don't want to say veto? >> there are a wohl bunch of better ways to spend the money. >> he did not want to answer that question. >> no, he didn't. >> we'll have more of the interview coming up. the president's assessment of midterm elections. also, how he talks to sasha and malia about the political troubles. that's coming up, as well. and all you viewers can get the full transcript on my "bottom line" blog at abcnews.com. we're going to go to the other controversy involving islam that has raged here for weeks. that plan, of course, to build a community center near ground zero. after weeks of silence, the imam at the center of that project spoke last night on television. and dan harris joins us with much more on that. good morning dan. >> reporter: hey, robin. good morning to you. despite all of the protests and despite a new poll this morning that shows two-thirds of

americans oppose this muslim community center near ground zero, the imam at the center of the debate is unapologetic and unrelenting saying this project will proceed. speaking on cnn overnight, imam feisal abdul rauf, often called the spiritual leader of the proposed islam icic community center near ground zero, said he was shocked at the protests. >> if i knew this would have happened, ha it would cause this kind of pain, i wouldn't have done it. >> reporter: still he rejected halting or moving the project arguing it would be dangerous for america. >> if we move from that location, the story will be that the radicals have taken over the discourse. the headlines in the muslim world will be that islam is under attack, and unless some other radicals in america can summon the radicals in the muslim world. if we do move, it will strengthen the argument of the radicals to rhee cute

and their increasing aggression, violence against our country. our national security now hinges on how we negotiate this how we speak about it and what we do. >> reporter: the imam tried to extend an olive branch to the 9/11 families saying he wants to include a memorial as part of the center. >> i'm very sensitive to those feelings. as an imam, as any religious person does, we have to minister to the pain and hurt of our congregations and our ministry and our communities. this is why we're reaching out more to 9/11 families. you cannot heal a trauma by walking away from it. >> reporter: however, he did take a direct shot at those who say the area around ground zero is hallowed. >> let's be clear, calling this particular block sacred ground and what exists there, you can't say a strip joint has sacred ground. we have to be just.

we've got to speak the truth. we have to have justice for everybody. we're a country of justice for all, not just for non-muslims only or some groups and not for others. this is what america's all about. >> reporter: again, the imam saying you can't say a neighborhood that has strip joints is hallowed ground. also, in that interview, the imam faced some questions about his past refusal to call hamas a terrorist group. he said that anybody who commits terrorism is a terrorist group. and hamas has committed terrorism. he lists all the donors for what is a $10 million project. and he will not take any money from any group that is a danger. >> they don't have the money yet to build this. >> no, this is a ways off before it comes to fruition. >> it's a ways off before the debate ends too. >> absolutely. >> thank you both. the remnants of hurricane hermine left its mark on texas wednesday. as the storm pulled away, it spawned a tornado and massive flooding carrying away cars and stranding dozens of people. ryan owens is on the ground with the latest from dallas. ryan? >> reporter: good morning, george.

we'll start with the tornado. it touched down awfully close to downtown dallas. behind me, you see the worst of the damage. more than that the only injury, the driver who was inside that truck. it's not every day viewers in a major american city can watch live as tornadoes swirl around their downtown. >> you can see right there there's our tornado on the ground. a very well-defined tornado right now. >> oh there we go to transformer fire right now. >> reporter: during the evening news in dallas on wednesday, those weather warnings that so often flash on the screen came to life. >> you need to seek shelter immediately. >> reporter: one of the twisters touched down in an industrial area not far from lovefield airport collapsing buildings and tossing trucks around. the tornado blew through here just after 6:00. minutes after hundreds of workers left their warehouses and office buildings for the day. >> we're not even a quarter of a

mile away. >> reporter: at least three other tornadoes hit neighborhoods and rural areas across north texas. >> please get me out. >> reporter: the evening twisters capped off a day of record flooding here. firefighters turned their ladders into bridges to rescue dozens of people and a few family pets stranded at this apartment complex. >> it was good. i was just very thankful that they're here to save us. >> it came up so fast. everybody is asking me, why didn't you leave? why didn't you leave and it was just a matter -- it was in the blink of an eye. that's how quick it went up. >> reporter: the rush of water was enough to carry away cars. all of this mess was caused by what remains of tropical storm hermine. if you think about it, that's pretty remarkable. this storm was not strong enough to even be a hurricane. it made landfall 3 days ago more than 500 miles to the south of here. george?

>> yet causing all of that damage. thanks, ryan. let's get more on this with sam. >> george as often is the case with these systems when they make landfall they're often more problems than along the coastline. yesterday we told you we were very concerned about the central texas rainfall and flooding. today, it will move a little bit north. let's show you pictures of oklahoma. texas wasn't the only place. now, in this part of the country you may see this like steven colbert and his last night but we say colbert in oklahoma. that's where the tornado touched down. one injured in a truck in that area. and today, we'll find the heavier rain moving up into probably the st. louis area, springfield, wichita, as well. we feel like this could be easily a good hit of more than 2 inches of rain. in some places around wichita to springfield it could be up to 5 inches of rain. just in that bull's eye, we're looking at about 2 inches of rain. that heavy rain continuing to move in the central of the country. we have cooler air in the northeast to talk about. we'll do that in the next half hour.

>> talk about big weather changes in the next half hour. robin, george, including a frost advisory in arrowhead, minnesota. get ready. >> early september. >> we're already talking about that, sam. thank you. let's go to juju chang with other headlines for us. good morning, juju. >> good morning, robin, george, sam, good morning, everyone. the wildfires burning near boulder, colorado, is now the worst in state history. 135 homes have been destroyed. four people are unaccounted for. some evacuation orders may be lifted today. but only 10% of that fire is contained. a sharply divided federal appeals court has ruled terrorism suspects cannot sue over claims they were tortured during secret interrogations in overseas prisons. the court says such lawsuits could expose sensitive cia secrets. the ruling is seen as a victory for the obama administration's efforts to strengthen counterterrorism policies. american highways are safer than they've been in decades. new american government figures show traffic deaths have dropped

to a 60-year low thanks to seat belt use and tougher drunk driving laws. and now one of the most famous people in the world taking public transportation? try and recognize her. that's madonna riding the new york subway systems on wednesday. she went virtually unnoticed even though she was bundled up in a jakd and scarf in 90-degree weather. and the reason for her underground adventure remains a mystery. that's the news at 7:21. and she gave permission for the photographer to take her picture. she just said be discreet. >> because she's one of us. >> there you go for discreet. national news. >> thanks, juju. appreciate that. coming up, we're going to have more of my interview with president obama. talking about his political troubles ahead in the midterm elections. what does he say to his daughters about those troubles? and how is he going to use michelle on the campaign trail? also, we have an unbelievable story about a hospital employee accused of submitting false mammogram results telling people their abnormal scans were normal. why did she do it?

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now, you're going to have the first lady's help on the campaign trail. >> she is far more popular than me. and rightly so. she spent most of this week making sure that the girls start off well in school. they had their first day of school on tuesday. and i guarantee you, we get more requests for her than just about anybody else. >> can the first lady save some seats for house democrats? that was one of the questions i asked president obama yesterday. also talked to him about his girls, sasha and malia, are handling all of the political fallout. they've seen the highs of the election. now, the president facing tough times. what they talk about at the dinner table. >> wide-ranging interview you

had with him yesterday. how did he seem? >> pretty rested. i think that vacation did him well. this summer, fiery. he was looking forward to getting out on the campaign trail. one thing he told me offcamera, he was going to be out a lot more. good morning, on this thursday morning. and also this morning, something we were talking about in the commercial break. oh. a case of medical misconduct affecting hundreds of women. can you get this? a hospital employee is accused of submitting false mammogram results. women were told their tests were normal, even though a doctor had never read their scans. and it turns out some of the women actually did have cancer. >> this is just shocking. >> we're going to hear from one of them this morning. it makes you appreciate the good technicians. i know firsthand, how good they can be. and thankful. but this is not that case. and we have beautiful birds. they're causing outrage in one. this is a california community. a little suburb. and they are on a mission to get

rid of all these gorgeous peacocks. >> that voice. first, more of my exclusive interview with president obama and whether or not he can save the house for democrats. we talked about why so many more americans are losing confidence in him now. and fewer and fewer think he's looking out for them. let's take a broader look heading into the midterms. you might have seen it. the latest abc news poll showing republicans have a big advantage going into the election. and i'm just wondering, when you look at what it says about your personal attributes as well more americans seeing you as liberal. and when you ask questions like does he share my values, it's going like this since you became president. >> my analysis is that we came in with great excitement and people hoping that we could turn the corner really quickly. and we couldn't. so folks have now seen a year and a half after unemployment

above 9%. and long-term unemployment at record levels. so, people are hurting out there. and they're anxious. and they're fearful. >> they don't think you get it. >> well i think that what people feel is gosh we should be able to do something faster to solve these problems. and i desperately wish that we could. i mean, these are the folks that i ran for office for. these are the folks in my family and michelle's family. and this is the middle-class folks who are out there are the very reason i got into politics. >> just take exdo you think that there's anything you did to cause this? >> in the last 19 months i make mistakes every day. if you're asking have we made the decisions that are the right

decisions to move this country forward after a very devastating recession? then the answer is absolutely. >> what do you say to even your allies or former allies who believe there's a deeper problem there? ken duberstein, ronald reagan's chief of staff. supported you in the last campaign. this is what he told "the financial times" this week. i have to say, i'm disappointed in president obama. more government appears to be his solution to almost every problem. that is out there, that feeling. >> i think that some of this was circumstance. when we came in we had to take a series of emergency measures that were not popular. we had to manage making sure that the banks didn't collapse. that was wildly unpopular. we had to make sure that the auto industry didn't go down. look, i knew at the time that that was going to carry a political cost because what it did was reinforced the

assumption people have that democrats are more likely to spend or they're more likely to try to meddle in the private sector. and i understood that. >> can you save the house in the next eight weeks? >> if people look at what democrats stand for and what republicans stand for, who we're fighting for and who they're fighting for we will win. if the election is a referendum on are people satisfied on the economy as it currently is we're not going to do well. i think everybody feels like this economy needs to do better than it's been doing. >> i have to ask you about your chief of staff. with mayor daley saying he's not going to run again. rahm emanuel says he's interested in running. you're still a voter in chicago. if he wants to run for mayor, does he do it with your blessing and your vote? >> i think he would be an excellent mayor. he is an excellent chief of staff. i think right now, as long as he is in the white house, he is

critically focused on making sure we're creating jobs for families around the economy and rebuilding our economy. and one thing i've always been impressed with about rahm is when he has a problem to do, he focuses on the job in front of him. my speculation is he would make the decision after the midterm elections. he knows we have a lot of work to do. i think he would be a terrific man. >> that seems like an endorsement. tough decision for rahm emanuel coming up. we have more of my interview with the president coming up, including how he is talking with his daughters about coping. >> and people that come up what do they say to his daughters? he's sensitive about that. that's ahead. let's go to sam champion with the weather. >> good morning, robin roberts. george, good morning. we're going to start with what's going on in western areas that are leading the fire conditions that are so tough in those areas. we have a cold front moving in. here's the red flag warnings just west of boulder around the

casper area. there's a cold front today that drops in. you see the difference at salt lake 72. casper, 81 degrees. there's no moisture with that cold front. and there's wind ahead of it. we're getting a pretty strong push of wind up to 60 miles per hour in the canyons. and drier air, as well. we told you about the frost conditions that are in parts of minnesota. look at chicagoland coming in. 67 degrees. well below normal. this is beautiful. there will be few complaints about this. cool, dry, gorgeous air. drying out in texaxa a all that weather was brought to

you by macy's. robin? >> all right, sam. we have an outrageous story now out of georgia. a hospital worker is accused of submitting false mammogram results for hundreds of women. she allegedly told them their results were normal even though a doctor had never read the scans. and some of the women are just finding out they actually do have cancer. yunji de nies talked to one of those women. >> reporter: relaxing along this quiet lake is how the mizels planned to spend their golden years. >> it's nice to be here when it's quiet. >> reporter: but retirement has brought them little peace. three years ago, miriam was diagnosed with colorectal cancer. it spread to her liver and lungs. >> with the met static colorectal cancer the prognosis is three to five years. i've been here 3 1/2. >> reporter: then, doctors

discovered breast cancer. >> it was like i've been through so much already. now, it's like i got my teeth kicked in. >> reporter: even worse, miriam had had a mammogram at perry hospital nearly two years ago. but investigators say rachael rapraeger had submitted her tests and thousands of others with false results. her job here was to process mammograms delivering them to radiologists for review. but the radiologists never got those tests. >> for reasons unknown, she was taking the mammograms and just entering the results herself. >> reporter: and she always entered negative? >> that's correct. >> reporter: perry hospital called the actions inexplicable. and said their only internal review concluded miss rapraeger acted alone. in total, the process had over 1,300 mammograms. 10% of the women have been told

they have breast cancer. >> when you're dealing with cancer and they could have been treated sooner had the results been read properly at the time they were reformed. >> reporter: a grand jury indicted rapraeger for reckless conduct and computer fraud. she faces up to 160 years in prison. but that is little comfort for miriam mizel. >> these are a large part of the reason i'm not ready to leave. >> reporter: if you could talk to her what would you say to her? >> because i am a christian, i forgive her. i do. i forgive her because not doing that hurts me. come on, sweetie. >> reporter: for "good morning america," yunji de nies abc news, perry, georgia. >> so remarkable she's able to forgive like that. you want to ask why. and said, when dealing with cancer, time is of the essence. coming up next why these birds have a community flapping mad.

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♪ everybody said about the bird bird, bird, bird ♪ when denise told me to pause for music, i didn't know that was the music. imagine a world where you never have to set an alarm clock. if it sounds too good to be true, you're correct. people in one california neighborhood, don't have to set their alarms because mother nature does it for them. and their none too happy about it. mike von fremd has their story. >> reporter: in southern california, people get used to neighbors strutting their stuff. >> their egos are huge. >> reporter: but they may never get used to the sound of this. that wicked wail comes from a beautiful bird. and with more than 1,000 peacocks flocking to exclusive rancho palace verdes residents are on-edge. they start about 4:00 5:00 in the morning. that's the noise.

>> they pretty much go from the trees to your roof. and they're landing. and they boom down on the roof. >> reporter: when fully grown, peacocks way about 15 pounds. about the same as this bowling ball. the birds do not land gracefully. >> when i first moved here i thought i would be attacked. >> reporter: the exotic birds were imported to california from india, in the late 1800s. >> they've been here forever. i don't know how someone can come to an area that has had peacocks and is known for peacocks, longer than humans and be upset with them. >> reporter: right now, the birds are protected. it's a felony to harm one. but 35 homeowners have voted to secede from this peacock protection zone. we have people peacocks and problems. seems like bird of the same feather don't want to flock together. for "good morning america," mike von fremd, abc news, rancho palace verdes, california.

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court. she's the "jersey shore" phenom, phone by the nickname, snooki. that's ore legal name. she was standing up in court talking to a judge. talking about charges of annoying other beachgoers on of course, the jersey shore. >> just by being snooki? >> there was a little -- >> just a lit. andrea canning will fill us in with more. >> i have concerned how much of this episode was scripted by your show. >> reporter: tmz was there, when a jersey judge refused to be snookered by snooki. nicole polizzi's july 30th arrest was an act. >> if this was scripted only you can determine if trading your dignity for a paycheck. >> it was not scripted. >> reporter: the "jersey shore" star is seen in handcuffs after

an arrest of disorderly conduct. snooki's hard partying has landed her millions of fans. but the judge is clearly not one of them lashing out at her way of life. >> you seem to be acting like a lindsay lohan wannabe in this matter. going through life rude profane, obnoxious and self-indulgent is not the way you want to live your life. >> reporter: snooki's actions cost her $533 two days of community service, and possibly some of her dignity. >> very embarrassed. this is not like me. i've never been in this situation before. so, i definitely would like to apologize to anybody that i hurt. >> hopefully this incident will impress upon you that there are consequences to your actions. >> reporter: consequences that took her from the shore to this shelter, where her punishment included shoveling animal manure manure. for "good morning america," andrea canning abc news new york. >> really had to get that part of it. >> you can't do better than that

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reruns. that makes me have a personal shoutout. elliott, happy birthday. 8 today. >> you get it at age 8. >> she's been in it for the last eight months. now, "the morning mix." we're off you now. ariana huffington is here. tucker carlson is here. they're going to talk about the burning in florida. the rest of the week's issues. first, my interview with president obama. 60 days to the election right now. less than 60 days. democrats are pulling out all of the stops. for president obama, that means to pull out a little campaign trail deja vu and calling on his secret weapon. you're going to have the first lady starting on the campaign trail. >> she is far more popular than me. and rightly so. she spent most of this week making sure that the girls start off well in school. they had their first day of

school on tuesday. and i guarantee you, we get more requests for her than just about anybody else. >> you bring up the girls. you have had the chance to have dinner at home a lot. when you're going through these hard times, how much of it bleeds through to them? and how do you protect them from it? >> you know, i think they are still young enough where they don't watch the nightly news. i apologize for that george. >> might get some on the internet, right? >> but you know when we're sitting around the dinner table, we're talk about them and their lives. i do think -- >> they're not worried? they don't hear things? >> well, first of all, people are very gracious to them. it's not like somebody's going up and saying, i think your dad is a bum. that has not yet happened to them. i think people understand that kids are off-limits on these

issues. i do think that they know we're going through a tough time. they know that we're involved in two wars. you know, they know that we had a big oil spill in the gulf. and so we talk about those issues. and what i try to explain to them is daddy's making the best decisions that he can to help the most people in this country. some of them are going to work. some of them aren't going to work exactly the way we want. but what i try to describe to them, and instill in them, are the same values that i inherited from my mom and from my grandparents. and that michelle inherited from hers. and that is what i talked about today. hard work, responsibility, looking out for other people. >> and at that last press conference, the president said malia came up to him and said when are you going to plug the hole, daddy? >> i heard that. it's nice people are being gracious to the kids. as you would imagine. juju's here with the rest of

the morning headlines. >> good morning, everyone. the state department is ordering u.s. embassies to brace for anti-american violence ahead of this weekend's planned burning of the koran by a florida preacher. pastor terry jones, who says he's received more than 100 death threats, says burning the koran on september 11th will send a strong message to extremists. president obama told george that burning the koran will boost recruitment. the imam behind the planned mosque at ground zero says moving the facility to a different location would inflame islamist extremists and endanger americans. in an interview with cnn, the imam said if he had known his plan would spark so much controversy, he would have chosen a different location. an embarrassment for troops in iraq. four prisoners have escaped from a baghdad prison. it's unclear how they made their getaway. in texas, two people have died in flash flooding.

the remnants of tropical storm hermine forced more than 100 high-water rescues wednesday and spawned several tornadoes. sam will have more weather news in a minute. the wildfires burning near boulder, colorado has destroyed at least 135 home. it's the most destructive fire in state history. and it's only about 10% contained. now, diane sawyer, with a preview of tonight's "world news." diane? >> hello. it's thursday. great to talk to you, juju. and tonight, on "world news," what if a brilliant man, whose office is in a closet could make your child smarter for life with what he does? bill gates thinks so. a lot of people do. and it's all free. see who he does tonight on "world news." >> i'll check that out. and finally, who makes the best fast-foodburg center well a "consumer reports" online survey has growned in-n-out burger and five guys has the best in the nation. followed by fudruckers. and mcdonald's finished last.

i know. controversial, right, sam? mcdonald's. they say they sell more of their burgers, even if they're ranked fifth. juju take a look in the monitor. >> oh, my gosh. >> i know you didn't see it. something happened to me when i saw you last and until now. this is what happened to me. who are you guys? >> we're the new york city hog chapter, harley owners group. >> you have a september 11th ride. >> yes. this will be our eighth anniversary on midnight friday night. we'll be riding to ground zero from harley davidson, long island city. we'll probably have about 1,800 to 2,000 bikes. a quiet memorial. hang a wreath and go down there. >> juju that's my explanation for all of this. yeah. i guess. let's get to the board. we have one or two things going on this morning we have to talk about. in atlanta, we're showing you the hot pictures because a good part of the country has been

warmer than normal. this has gone on record as the fourth-warmest summer since we've been keeping records in the u.s. it is the warmest summer in new york. the most 100-degree days in vegas. and the heat will continue in the deep south. more weather with all my friends in times square. robin? >> you took off the skull cap. you were looking good sam. it's touching what that group is

going to do this weekend down at ground zero. now, on our series "vanished," we revisit the case of asha degree. she went to bed one night and was gone in the morning. simply disappeared. ashleigh banfield went back to the scene of the crime where the 9-year-old was seen for the last time. >> reporter: hey, guys. i'm on highway 18, just on the outskirts of shelby alabama. a passer-by sees a little girl walking down the road. it's 4:00 in the morning. and there's a raging storm. he circled three times. only to watch, she ran into the trees and disappeared. all anybody knows for sure is this is the spot where little asha degree and almost all of an entire community's innocence, seemingly just vanished. >> she was quiet, like her dad. >> when she was upset about something, i could get a smile.

>> she would do something you like. >> daddy's little girl. she would sit up with her head in my lap. >> this is a 9-year-old child that just disappeared. >> there's no clues. there's nothing. >> reporter: when iquilla and harold degree last saw their daughter, she looked like this, a shy fourth grader. today, investigators believe she might look like this. an age-progressed photo of a 20-year-old woman. what they don't know is where she is. or if she's even alive. >> it's a small community. cleveland county. and families are close-knit. people kind of look out for each other and their children. and everybody just asked, you know, what happened? >> reporter: it was february 13th, the year 2000. a stormy sunday night. asha and her 10-year-old brother, go to bed in a small room they share. about 11:30, asha's father

harold says he goes out to buy valentine's day candy. when he comes home, he watches tv, checks in on the children and goes to bed around 2:30. >> he thought everything was fine. she was around. laughing and talking. >> reporter: friends say asha was upset about losing a basketball game on saturday. >> theory is some time during the night, she gets up. >> and packed her regular school bag. put clothes in it. >> she walks out of the house. and heads down 18 south. several people say that they see her. but no one stops to make sure she's okay. she runs off into the woods. and no one has seen her since. >> reporter: at 6:30 a.m. on valentine's day, the degrees awaken to find asha missing. >> looking for a missing person. her name's asha degree. >> reporter: volunteers begin canvassing the neighborhood. almost immediately,

investigators suspect foul play. >> i would never think she would go out of the house at dark. >> it's hard to believe a child would leave her home. >> reporter: within days the search for asha focuses on this shed near the side of the road. neighbors find candy wrappers and a hair bow, which the family says belongs to asha. for a week after asha disappeared, volunteers combed this area. walking up and down looking for any sign of what could have happened. didn't find anything. no blood. no sign of a struggle. then, 18 months later, he book bag showed up wrapped in trash bags. only, it didn't show up here. it showed up 26 miles that way. >> i flipped out because, to me it was that the next thing they was going to tell me was that they had found her body. >> reporter: police search. but find no body. and no other clues. the trail just goes cold. it has now been ten years.

>> investigations hamrick. >> reporter: police have not given up. >> some of the files right here -- >> reporter: almost daily, they receive new leads. >> someone out there knows something. we just need that one piece that's going to make the puzzle come together. >> reporter: for the degrees, those ten years seem like yesterday. they're still living in the same house asha left that night. still hoping one day, she will return. >> my heart won't let me move. i just keep the hope that she's going to walk through that door one day. all we got is hope. and i just refuse to let anybody take that away from me. >> reporter: for "good morning america," ashleigh banfield, abc news, shelby, north carolina. >> we certainly hope the same for that family. coming up next george is going to mix it up with ariana huffington and tucker carlson. they're going to join us for "the morning mix" next. [ women ] ♪ pop-tarts happy sunshine time! ♪ [ man ] ♪ grab a pop-tart

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author of "the huffington post." and also have tucker carlson, fox news contributor and founder of the website, thedailycaller. i want to start with you, tucker. this had to be a tough call in the white house. you have this florida pastor. 30 followers. yet, clearly from the beginning, the week until the president's interview with me yesterday, they said we have got to take this on. >> i don't think he needs to take it on. i think it was foolish to respond to your question. a good question was, he should have waved his hand dismissively. he represents no one. he's a lone wacko. i think the president believes the center of the country is just like this that are intolerant and hateful. >> setting aside what happens here in the united states which is a hard thing to set aside, i think the danger is if he's a wacko around the world he's seen as representing america. >> they're going to hate us more

now? >> it's hard for him not to respond, when general petraeus says, this is going to be putting our troops at risk. i think one thing to make is connect it with the application to the mosque. >> that would be doubling down. >> you can't really completely separate these things. >> no. you're right. >> and that's really a teachable moment. people are saying we should not build a mosque there. are basically denying the fundamental principles that the president was talking about in the interview, which is freedom, toleranceallolerance of religion on private ground. that's an essential part of what america was based on. it was not an afterthought that the founders had. >> arianna please. you think it's provocative and an insult to 9/11 to build a mosque on the site that's the same as burning a koran? they're not even close. >> i was saying continuity.

>> oh that is -- >> anything beyond that is okay and nothing beyond that is not. >> it's not a mosque. it's an islamic center with a mosque and interfaith center inside. why isn't honoring the memories of the victims of 9/11 to put that center there and prove we're not going to sacrifice our freedoms? >> one there is no mosque or interfaith center. there's nothing. it's an idea. and it's nowhere close to coming to fruition. the point of this is to provoke. the point of this is to put a stick in the eye of people who are offended by this which is 70% of americans. if you truly want to honor the memory of those killed on 9/11 ask the relatives of those who were killed on 9/11. shouldn't they have a say on this? >> i mean you can't basically stand up for the fundamental principles of the country. one of them is freedom to

worship, wherever you are, on private ground in the religion you believe in. that's a fundamental freedom. that was part of the founding of this country. it wasn't an an ciliary thought. >> is it a good idea? or a desecration? you can say it's a desecration and it's wrong. but you can't prevent it legally. there is an argument to be made. people who think it's wrong to build a mosque at ground zero people that want to burn a koran. >> let's move on to politics more generally. you saw the president yesterday, back in campaign mode. pretty clearly calling out house republican leader john boehner eight times in his speech. but he also arianna, seemed to be -- there was some new language in the speech. he talked about the middle-class. he seemed to be cribbing parts of your book in his speech yesterday. >> he did say he ran for the

middle class. that that was really as i say in the book the campaign theme was their north star. in fact, what happened in a way he kind of acknowledged it. is that they haven't had the results that they were hoping they were going to have. and i argue in the book that they really did not bring a sense of urgency. that they brought to saving wall street, to saving -- >> the president does not concede that. one of the most striking things tucker, was, when you press him on what went wrong? where did you go wrong? it's almost always about communications failures. no fundamental strategic failure. >> that's right. going after boehner, people were watching this, saying what's a boehner? the idea you're going to blame the last two years onsome who has no real power right now -- >> and not much name recognition. >> he runs the economy and is going to rise and fall. i thought his answer was interesting. he didn't own up to he promised

far more than he could deliver. he went along with the messiah thing. he was very energetic in his two years. he's done a lot. it's on those things he will be judged. health care is at the center for the reason why his party's about to get slammed. >> i don't think so. i think, as he said if the people go to the polls and vote the economy, they're effectively in trouble because however we got there -- >> he said he would lose. >> he considered that. and that's a major concession. the truth is they underestimated the economic crisis. again and again. we heard them say that unemployment is a lagging indicator. it's going to basically -- they expected it to be about 8%. it's not coming back. >> we're just about out of time. i want you to weigh in one other subject that came up over this week. we now know who the next larry king is going to be. piers morgan.

any chance this guy succeeds? >> absolutely. there's a kind of tendency in america where we invent the popular culture. and we bring in immigrants. more to explain it. >> you started off -- >> with the accent. >> he's attacking other people. bad plan. >> attacking other people? >> he attacked other people in his time slot. you should never start a show by that. >> he's doing his first interview with larry king. >> that's gracious. arianna, tucker thank you very much. time for you to weigh in. do it on our shoutout board, at abcnews.com/gma. and coming up, a very brady morning. "the brady bunch" cast members will join us live. s in my chest. so i went back to my doctor again. we chose symbicort to help control my asthma symptoms. [ man ] symbicort improves my lung function... starting within 15 minutes. [ woman ] symbicort will not replace a rescue inhaler for sudden symptoms. it is a combination of two medicines and should not be taken more often than prescribed. [ man ] symbicort contains formoterol. medicines like formoterol

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now. frances? >> a lot of minor accidents. san jose northbound 280 especially heavy from 101 as you continue past the 17 interchange all the way up to highway 85. average speeds under 20 mph. southbound 101 heavy as well to redwood city due to earlier accidents. bay bridge toll plaza backed up to the foot of the maze. >> frances, thank you v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v

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low to mid-70s inland with upper 50s at the coast. warmer weather tomorrow. by the weekend about 5 to 10 degrees warmer. your tattling is not right. and it can get other people into trouble. >> would you like someone to tattle on you? >> huh-uh. that's no fun. >> well then why should you tattle on other people? >> because that is fun. ♪ >> a very brady morning here. we have cast members of the "the brady bunch." they take us behind the scene of that show that became part of our lives. when george and i were talking with them. it was never number one. >> really? >> high as number 12. >> number one in our house. >> number one in our hearts. that's what it was. we're going to talk a very brady half-hour. alongside george, i'm robin roberts, on this thursday morning.

friday eve. >> close to friday. it was only -- [ applause ] very excited about the weekend. also this morning, these two are supposed to be enemies. but this cheetah and this shepherd are supposed to be friends. jack hanna is here to explain why. >> they're in our studio. >> very quiet. >> usually have to be quiet when they're around. also want to remind you that today is your last chance to bid on our summer music cancer posters. it's been a great summer of music. miley, black eyed peas. all of the proceeds benefit stand up to cancer. remember, you have until noon eastern, 9:00 a.m. pacific, to get your bids in. >> you'll be flying out tomorrow for the big event. >> i cannot wait to be out there. we raised $100 million for cancer research. these are some of the posters we'll see. mary j. blige, lady antebellum.

fantastic. now, another big announcement from sam. >> they are cool posters. it's the first time i've gotten a chance to see them. we have a big exclusive preview of the hottest, new musical to swing into broadway in years. it's called "spider-man, turn off the dark." the music is from bono and the edge, from u2. not only will they join us in a rare morning interview, live. you'll see a special performance for the first time ever of a song from the show. everybody here in new york is talking about it and around the country. if you're in new york come join us at the hudson theater in times square. you can see that performance live. you'll see it live on television if you're not in new york. for information on all of that go to abcnews.com/gma. let's get to the boards. one or two things to talk about before you head out the door. that's the fall-like, cool air in the northwest. we're seeing this in a lot of locations. l.a. at 75 degrees during the

day. cool showers in the northwest. 62 by the time you get to seattle and tacoma and portland. in memphis, 89 degrees. part of the hot spot that goes tow through deep south. it's drier in texas. but it's not drier and all that weather was brought to you by purina. robin? >> it's a mad house in here. love it. >> crazy. it was the story of a lovely lady, a man named brady and the six children they brought into their marriage. "the brady bunch," one of america's most-loved programs. what was going on behind the

scenes? lloyd schwartz and his father sherwood schwartz have written a great book. it's called "brady brady, brady, the complete story of the brady bunch." we'll talk to the cast in a second. first, let's take a trip down memory lane shall we? ♪ here's the story ♪ >> reporter: when the "the brady bunch" debuted in 1969, it was a new kind of story. a sitcom about a woman and her three daughters, uniting with a widower and his three sons the first to focus on a blended family. mom, carol, was supposed to be a divorcee when she married mike. but network executives thought the plot point was too controversial. deciding, instead, to concentrate on the six kids. over the years, there was school plays. football injuries. >> hey, you guys -- oh my nose. >> reporter: bouts of sibling rivalry. >> marcia marcia marcia. >> reporter: and lots of growing

pains. ♪ it's time to change then it's time to change ♪ >> reporter: and who could forget the trips to the grand canyon and hawaii? >> that's enough. >> reporter: or episodes that showed off the bradys' ability to rock 'n' roll. ♪ you can hear the music from 26 miles away ♪ >> reporter: after five seasons, "the brady bunch" bow, cartoons and feature movies would follow. but for die-hard fans the original television episodes is the stuff that legends are made of. ♪ and now, joining us members of the brady family. christopher knight played peter. mike lookinland played bobby. and susan olsen played adorable cindy. and lloyd schwartz the producer and director. do you often get together? >> just like this all the time. >> just like this with the

banister. >> when we do, it's something like this. but it happens a lot. >> i don't know anybody longer than i know these people in my life. other than my family. they're my second family. >> definitely. >> for you, lloyd? >> oh yeah. these are my kids. i started on the show 22, 23. and sherwood my dad, said take care of them. >> you're not old enough. he was like our crazy older brother. >> and you find that out when you read the book. let's catch up with what you're doing about now. we've seen you the most chris. >> so, nothing needs to be said. >> do tell. do tell. >> i'm married to adrian curry. and we're still -- >> married. >> married. and you have more seasons of our reality show. and trying to find work separately. and finding success. >> you said that very well. looked like you might -- >> i project. >> and, mike you're more of a

behind-the-scenes kind of guy. >> i stayed in the film business for a couple of decades after the "the brady bunch," some acting. acting on "the brady bunch" seemed easy to me. i was a kid playing a kid. i didn't realize until i was in my teens and 20s, that acting is easy. but good acting is not easy. you know? that's why actors get the respect they deserve. i stayed in the film business for a long time as a cameraman and camera assistant. made lots of commercials and movies and tv shows. >> reading the book. lloyd, you said this and wrote this very well. you knew this was going to happen for mike. even back then he was running around. >> yeah. he was always climbing -- i had to find him up in the catwalks watching the guys setting the lights. >> looking at the lights. >> i had to bring him down. >> let me tell you what i do now. >> okay. >> five years ago, i said i had enough. i started my own business from scratch. i make decorative concrete.

it's mainly countertops. kitchen countertops. >> good for you. >> he's an artisan. >> me and a couple guys you know, go to your house. >> it should have been chris, though. it should have been chris. he made that play volcano. >> do you remember that? >> we could do -- we could do a clay volcano out of concrete. >> what are you up to? >> i got involved in radio and producing. mostly, i'm a single mother. so, my son takes up most of my time. but recently, i got a gig on a soap opera, "the young and the restless." >> really? >> we'll be seeing where that goes. >> good. it will be glad to see you back. >> thank you. >> on tv. lloyd, you've done so many different things. >> yeah. >> again reading the book what you're going to be most for now is -- >> probably throwing the ball that hit marcia in the nose. >> you were the guy? >> yeah. chris and mike were throwing the ball around. and we had these kind of elderly

prop men -- and they kept missing her. so i was -- i said give me the ball. >> i wanted to do it. in the scene, i threw the ball. i thought i could do a really good job here. >> that's because you wanted to get maureen. >> all the time. i wanted to get under her skin. she was truly like my sister. >> she really was marcia marcia, marcia. >> she was. >> well you're a middle child, too. i'm surprised you didn't go greg greg greg. >> no. >> he was -- >> wait a minute. >> he was afraid of barry. >> i wasn't afraid of barry. barry wasn't a kid. he always wanted to be in with bob and florence and an adult. and it was sort of laughable from our position. but we let him do it. nonetheless, he was intimidating in that way. and there was this dynamic between maureen and barry that constantly played through the five years. maureen's mom couldn't drive.

we were neighbors. or we were close. we drove in every day. outside of spending this afternoon with maureen every day, we spent this hour driving in and driving home. which allowed us to talk. or maureen to talk about barry. and she's asking my advice about barry. and barry's asking my advice about maureen. what do i know? i'm 13 years old. >> my job was to keep throwing water on both of these people because they were both after each other at that time. >> and it wouldn't have played well on tv. >> no. >> you were introducing barry to maureen's friends who came on the set. >> that's right. and he bought into that. >> he did? >> yeah. go for the friends. >> there's more of them. >> speaking of romances and that. i'm looking at you two. talk about the doghouse. tiger's doghouse? >> yes. >> what happened there? >> we started -- we started the whole romance thing. >> i was hot for cindy. >> you guys got -- didn't you

get married? >> maureen mccormack performed the ceremony. >> didn't we get divorced two weeks later? >> we did. eve. eve was developing. and i wasn't. >> how old was i? 10? 9? >> we were advanced. >> we were very precocious. >> this is really like a family. as you said, never number one. i thought that you were. couldn't believe it was just five seasons. and these people in our audience and online they want to ask you guys some questions. can we take a quick break? >> we love it. we knowodi love a deal on a well, i love a deal on a designer bag as much as the next girl! love! i love love love!

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and we're back with "the brady bunch." we're putting them in "the hot seat" with questions from viewers. once again, chris knight, who played peter. mike lookinland who played bobby, susan olsen, who played cindy. and lloyd sherwood, who was the producer. >> my mother came up with the title. >> instead of marcia marcia marcia, it was "brady brady, brady." i know you're stalling because you don't want to get to the questions. your tv mom, florence henderson

is on "dancing with the stars." >> she is going to win. everybody voted for florence. >> you danced with her back in the day? >> it was a long story. we were in hawaii. and the zombie drinks were a little too strong. what i remember about the evening is i didn't go home with her. >> seems like a lot of that was happening on the show by the way. >> some was, yeah. >> you say she's going to win. >> she's going to win. bet on florence. >> this leads us to a question. let's see here. it says do any of you all want to -- karen in kansas excuse me, asked, would any of you consider "dancing with the stars"? >> i would do it because they pay an awful lot of money. i would make a complete fool of myself though. i would be horrible. i can't even walk in heels, let alone dance. >> i learned to dance at 100-plus grateful dead cancerons

concertses. >> we're tone-deaf, as you can see. certainly, i'd do it. it would entertain america. >> why am i not surprised? george? >> question from linda. >> do you think today's child stars have it tougher than you did? >> yes. i think the paparazzi is a horrible thing to deal with. and one of the things that was different for us. may not have been so pleasant. we didn't have it quite so cushy. we were working a job. we weren't told we were wonderful for every, single thing we did. we were told you need to do that better. and we grew up a lot more normally, i think. >> to this day, i cannot stand to be late toe something or to do it poorly. and i credit that to -- not just our parents. but to lloyd sherwood who said you come to work on time prepared. and you do your job. you don't get paid all that much. but it's going to be great.

and it turned out great. >> there was a thing, though. we kept -- tried to keep them children. and so many times, you'll hear an actor say, that's not a child. that's an actor. and i am completely opposite. we had the opposite philosophy. it was more important they remain children. i'm happy they're successful now. >> we had a lot of parental guidance around us. florence, and ann, and our own moms. and our wonderful worker francis. >> chris, mike susan, lloyd, thank you very much. and the questions, as well. we wish you all the very best going forward. you can read a chapter of the book "brady brady, brady," on our website, abcnews.com/gma. you hear the cooing? we're trying toh@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@h@

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it is my favorite part of the show when jack hanna brings the animals to us. today, he brings two, old friends he brought here before. look at what ray looked like when she was, what? about 8 weeks? >> 8 weeks. 2 months old. >> and ruth the anatolian shepherd. they are natural enemies in the wild. but they've been raised as friends at the columbus zoo. and jack is here with suzy. susie is always in charge of big cats above my head. >> the cheetah is an endangered animal. this antoneny shepherd is a meat eater. we set traps. we bring the anatolian shepherd in an animal from turkey, 6,000 years old. the animal's been that long in turkey. it guards the sheep and cattle

to keep the cheetah away. here's a dog that will keep this animal maybe away from extinction. >> and together, they wouldn't normally co-exist. but these two live together. >> right. we tell the story all around the country, sam, about this magnificent thing susie and her staff, all of the staff at the columbus zoo have done a great job in telling the story. if you look quick, everyone. look at the feet on the cheetah. this is the only cat in the world without unretractable claws. >> was there anything about making these two get along? >> they were only days apart. so, they all think they're cheetahs. or all think they're dogs. we're not sure yet. >> we put this in a book "frenemies for life." and if you buy the book, it goes to the cheetah population, right?

>> where all the cheetahs exist. >> as you pointed out, they're endangered now. it's loss of habitat and trying to find their mates. >> do we have anything cute and cuddly? having the cheetah over my neck -- >> this is an animal here. the king of beasts. a little lion. these animals have tremendous homes in the zoological park. the lions, what's so sad, in we've lost 80% of our lions in the wild. 80% are gone now, of the african lion. that's unbelievable. >> that is unbelievable. >> and the animal here the leopard, look at the one on the floor. the leopard has come back in parts of africa. we just filmed this at the game reserves in south africa. we tracked a leopard on foot. >> we think we shouldn't be worried about animal extinctions now in africa. but it's something we can help

with. >> you need to keep track of it. it can happen so quickly. you look at the african elephant. >> and everybody can make a difference. you can get involved. your school groups. your classes involved. you can buy the book. jack hanna is our best friend. we thank you for being here. >> people also want to enter this thing be like jack hanna, they can go on a safari in south africa. always dreamed about this as a little boy. now, they can win the contest by getting on our website. >> we will link you to that on our website, abcnews.com. >> six weeks to at will go with those lamps my mother gave us. or we could get some new lamps. or we could get no sofa. negotiating, eh? you got it! how about a nice home for our tv? how about doors to hide that drive-in theater? how about a cowhide rug? yee-haw! and the snacks? get their own place. let the marathon begin!

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can we pet them, jack? thank you so much. we'll be back tomorrow. have a fabulous day, everyone. >> bye-bye. >> we'll see you.

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end of holy month ramadan. they were told to come to the same hotel where the american's parents were allowed to meet with them to witness the release. students and faculty are being turned from the west valley college campus in saratoga. a power outage has left all classes in the dark for the past two and a half hours. step outside into the light mike. >> absolutely. we'll see more of it as the afternoon unfolds. good morning to you. still have flight arrival delays into sfo so check our flight tracker at abc7news.com sunshine along the coast. 70s inland valleys. seven-day forecast warming trend starts tomorrow, 4 to 8 degrees warmer and warmer through the weekend. >> an injury accident in new jersey, a car drove off 880 approaching 101. a live shot northbound 880 traffic is heavy in the area. slow from highway 17. the bay bridge toll plaza the backup is improving only to the 880 overcrossing but they will run a